Vaggie Tales

Hey there. If you bounced your way here from the link over on www.enworld.org allow me to say, welcome! Morrus is a nice guy and he was kind enough to put the link up for me.

If you are new here this is d20monkey.com a webcomic focusing on the lives of a group of gamer geeks who may or may not remind you of people you know. Believe me when I say I’ve met my share of interesting gamers over the years and you’ll most likely see them all in time but for now the comic revolves around Sam, Brett, Mel and Charlie.

In addition to the comics I also occasionally post blogs on D&D from a DMs perspective and offer up some of my custom encounter maps.

Have a look around, browse through the comic archive, and feel free to either leave a comment on the strips or drop me an email at brian@d20monkey.com I am always happy to hear from you and read any comments you have.

So, as Larry called Bob a vag-table I wondered: Do you intend to address the animosity between Girl and Beard (This is the extent of my ability to remember names, I’m afraid)? I found it one of the more interesting conflicts within the series (maybe the only conflict?)

I must ask: How much of the comic’s attitude comes from personal experience? I’m of one of the more recent waves of gamers, being newly in college, and the idea of DnD being occupied by crazy people is fairly foreign, and the idea of girls generally not playing is completely beyond me.

First and foremost thank you for reading. I always appreciate comments.

The animosity between Girl (Mel) and Beard (Brett) will be a constant for the foreseeable future. More animosity looms on the horizon and the first true member of the comics “Rogues Gallery” will be appearing soon. I just didn’t want the early going to read like a geek version of 90210.

On the idea of resentment towards girls playing D&D, that is a very old-school mentality that sadly still rears its head from time to time. If you’re wondering I have about a 50/50 split in the two groups I run of ladies to gents. Personally, I love the dynamics the ladies bring to the game table. No one really likes a sausage party anyway. With all the testosterone it starts with fist bumps, moves to chest bumps, and then well who knows after that.

The comic itself draws from a large portion of my personal gaming experiences over the years and the characters encountered along the way. While it is true that I may tend to inflate the stereotype or quirkiness of a character for the sake of the comic there are some examples that ring horrifically true. Did you read this strip:

All three of the oddball players presented are based on actual events. No kidding. “That Guy” terrifies me too so take that one a PSA. He is out there and he’s looking for dead goblins who like to party.

Thanks again for reading. I hope you enjoyed the strips well enough to stick around for a while.